Buck

I got an xmas card from the new brother....inside it says...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Hope things are well, can't wait to meet you someday!!

Then at the bottom (handwritten) it says....
We make living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

WTF have I been put into? I feel like I have strings tied to me and they are being pulled on from all different directions.